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Dana Shaffer, D.O. FACOFP dist., associate dean of osteopathic graduate medical education at the University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, has been published as a co-author in the February 2017 issue of the international journal for cancer detection and prevention, Cancer Epidemiology.

Donald J. Egan, O.D., FAAO, and Donnie Akers, O.D., presented scientific posters in collaboration with the Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry titled “Peripheral Corneal Shape Assessment – How Reliable is Keratometry?” and “Traditional Keratometry versus Simulated Keratometry – Do Outcomes Differ?” at the American Academy of Optometry meeting in Anaheim, Calif.

The University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine (KYCOM) is ranked seventh among the top medical schools in rural medicine, rising in the rankings for all medical schools in the nation, both D.O. and M.D., in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 edition of Best Graduate Schools.

Four UPIKE students are getting a close look at the workings of state government this spring through internships in the Association of Independent Kentucky College and Universities (AIKCU) Frankfort Semester Internship Program.

The Coleman College of Business and the Kentucky Innovation Network Pikeville office were recognized for efforts in research and consulting during the Small Business Institute’s (SBI) annual conference in San Diego, Calif.

Donald J. Egan, O.D., FAAO, in collaboration with colleagues at the Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry, recently had an article, “The effect of multifocal soft contact lenses on corneal wave front aberrations for myopia control,” published in a German journal specifically dedicated to contact lens relevant topics.

David Snow, D.M., was honored by the Kentucky House of Representatives with a citation of achievement for his research paper “Entrepreneurship Elsewhere: Examining the Entrepreneurial Characteristics of Eastern Kentucky Adolescents.”

Roya Attar, O.D., assistant clinical professor and director of professional relations for the University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO), recently presented a poster at the 2016 American Academy of Optometry (AAO) in Anaheim, Calif.

The University of Pikeville will host the American Shakespeare Center (ASC) 2016/17 Hungry Hearts Tour production of William Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m., in Booth Auditorium.

A museum exhibit of biblical proportions will be opening this weekend in eastern Kentucky. The University of Pikeville, in partnership with the City of Pikeville and Community Trust Bank, will host “Khirbet el-Maqatir & a Journey through Biblical History” opening Friday, Jan. 20.